talk to an allstate agent. >>> welcome back, joining me now is "u.s.a. today's" washington bureau chief susan page. in new york, susan i know you have the first exclusive interview with amanda knox on her new book. first i want to talk to you about the president's press conference you've been to so many of these. one thing that surprised me is he didn't have an opening statement. he didn't seem to have something he wanted to say. i guess he wanted to get out the caution signs, the yellow light. on syria's engagement. >> dangerous for presidents to do that there's a theory when you come out for a news conference and you're a president, you want to have an opening statement, you want to set the tone, have a message that you're trying to deliver that hopefully will grab the news of the day. he didn't do that. it's the 100-day mark of his second term. so perhaps that one was of the things and criticism that he has failed to have a news conference. i think it's been 60 days since his last one. >> susan, in sitting down with amanda knox we've seen her through